Pharo 7 image cannot write changes message on starup

> Hi Sanjay,
>
> It depends on where you installed Pharo. The ... in the path cited is
> important. (And maybe Pharo elided the path.)
>
> If the path involves either of the Program Files directories, they cannot
> be written by an unprivileged user/program.
>
> Check your access rights on each directory or file in the path via their
> properties.
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2018 21:09, "Sanjay Minni" <

> > wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I get the following message when I try to startup the latest Pharo 7
>> image
>> (32 bit VM in Windows).
>>
>>     "Information
>>      Pharo cannot write to the changes file named
>> C:\...\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.
>>      Please check that you have write permission for this file."
>>
>> This is a desktop and there is really no issues o permissions
>> What is wrong here
>>
>> regards
>> Sanjay
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> ---
>> Regards, Sanjay
>> --
>> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>>
>>

> Hi Richard,
>
> the path for the image/changes/sources is
>
>    C:\Users\Myself\Documents\DevArea\p7\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.
>
> in which I have all the rights (this is a desktop in which I have admin
> rights)
> the pharo image messages also shows the same path (in my earlier post I had
> replaced with ...)
>
> the VM is is a separate directory which is in the path
>
> so what could be the issue here
>
>
> Richard Sargent wrote
>> Hi Sanjay,
>>
>> It depends on where you installed Pharo. The ... in the path cited is
>> important. (And maybe Pharo elided the path.)
>>
>> If the path involves either of the Program Files directories, they cannot
>> be written by an unprivileged user/program.
>>
>> Check your access rights on each directory or file in the path via their
>> properties.
>>
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2018 21:09, "Sanjay Minni" <
>
>> sm@
>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I get the following message when I try to startup the latest Pharo 7
>>> image
>>> (32 bit VM in Windows).
>>>
>>>     "Information
>>>      Pharo cannot write to the changes file named
>>> C:\...\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.
>>>      Please check that you have write permission for this file."
>>>
>>> This is a desktop and there is really no issues o permissions
>>> What is wrong here
>>>
>>> regards
>>> Sanjay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----
>>> ---
>>> Regards, Sanjay
>>> --
>>> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
> ---
> Regards, Sanjay
> --
> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>

> Hi Sanjay,
>
> You're not the only one. :-)  This problem has been reported on the
> pharo-dev mailing list as well.
>
> Cheers,
> Alistair
>
>
> On 13 January 2018 at 06:49, Sanjay Minni <

> > wrote:
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> the path for the image/changes/sources is
>>
>>    C:\Users\Myself\Documents\DevArea\p7\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.
>>
>> in which I have all the rights (this is a desktop in which I have admin
>> rights)
>> the pharo image messages also shows the same path (in my earlier post I
>> had
>> replaced with ...)
>>
>> the VM is is a separate directory which is in the path
>>
>> so what could be the issue here
>>
>>
>> Richard Sargent wrote
>>> Hi Sanjay,
>>>
>>> It depends on where you installed Pharo. The ... in the path cited is
>>> important. (And maybe Pharo elided the path.)
>>>
>>> If the path involves either of the Program Files directories, they
>>> cannot
>>> be written by an unprivileged user/program.
>>>
>>> Check your access rights on each directory or file in the path via their
>>> properties.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2018 21:09, "Sanjay Minni" <
>>
>>> sm@
>>
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I get the following message when I try to startup the latest Pharo 7
>>>> image
>>>> (32 bit VM in Windows).
>>>>
>>>>     "Information
>>>>      Pharo cannot write to the changes file named
>>>> C:\...\Pharo7.0-32bit-eb0a6fb.changes.
>>>>      Please check that you have write permission for this file."
>>>>
>>>> This is a desktop and there is really no issues o permissions
>>>> What is wrong here
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> Sanjay
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----
>>>> ---
>>>> Regards, Sanjay
>>>> --
>>>> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> ---
>> Regards, Sanjay
>> --
>> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>>

> > wrote:
>> Hullo
>>
>> Can someone help with fixing this issue,
>> I am unable to use Pharo 7 image on windows 10 till this is done
>
> I'm not regularly using Windows, but a workaround is to create a
> startup file with:
>
> SourceFiles close; ensureOpen
>
> in it.
>
> Cheers,
> Alistair

> regards
> Sanjay
>
>
> Alistair Grant wrote
>> Hi Sanjay,
>>
>> On 21 January 2018 at 12:10, Sanjay Minni <
>
>> sm@
>
>> > wrote:
>>> Hullo
>>>
>>> Can someone help with fixing this issue,
>>> I am unable to use Pharo 7 image on windows 10 till this is done
>>
>> I'm not regularly using Windows, but a workaround is to create a
>> startup file with:
>>
>> SourceFiles close; ensureOpen
>>
>> in it.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alistair
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
> ---
> Regards, Sanjay
> --
> Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html
>